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SLIPPERY ROCK
STATE COLLEGE
SLIPPERY ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA
CATALOG 1963-1965
Slippery Rock State College
SLIPPERY ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY EDUCATION
B U L L E T I N
VOLUME 68
1963-1965
NUMBER 1
General Catalog Number
SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE
SLIPPERY ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA
LIBERAL ARTS
The
Slippery Rock State College Bulletin
GENERAL CATALOG NUMBER
1963-1965
Slippery Rock State College
is accredited by
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
and
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
VOLUME 68 JANUARY 1963 NUMBER 1
SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE
SLIPPERY ROCK
PENNSYLVANIA
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SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
College Calendar
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State Administration
Board of Trustees
College Administration
Faculty
Campus Map
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Purpose
Location and History of College
JCampus and Buildings
Residence Halls
Requirements for Admission
2i
Fees
25
Student Personnel Services
31
Co-Curricular Activities
31
Athletics
31
Social Life
32
Student Health
33
Religious Life
33
Student Organizations
34
Memorial Funds and Scholarships
40
Scholarship Requirements
42
Junior Standing
44
Student Teaching
46
Requirements for Graduation and Certification
47
Requirements for Graduation in Liberal Arts
48
Placement Service
48
Elementary Curriculum
50
Secondary Curriculum
52
Health and Physical Education Curriculum
65
Physical Therapy Curriculum
68
Curriculum for Public School Nurses
69
Curriculum for Dental Hygienists
70
Library Science
71
Liberal Arts
72
Description of Courses
75
Advance Registration Form
Inside back cover
CALENDAR
SUMMER SESSION,
1963
Pre-Session begins
Pre-Session ends
Mon., June 10
Fri., June 28
Six-Weeks' Session begins
Six-Weeks' Session ends
Post-Session begins
Post-Session ends
Mon., July 1
Fri., Aug. 9
Mon., Aug. 12
Fri., Aug. 30
COLLEGE YEAR 1963-64
FIRST SEMESTER
Freshman Orientation
Mon., Sept. 9
Freshman Testing
Tues. and Wed., Sept. 10 and 11
Registration of Freshmen
Thurs., Sept. 12
Registration of Sophomores and Upperclassmen
Fri., Sept. 13
Freshman classes begin
Fri., Sept. 13
STEP Schedule
Thurs. and Fri., Oct. 17 and 18
Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:00 P.M
Wed., Nov. 27
Thanksgiving recess ends at 8:00 A.M
Mon., Dec. 2
Christmas recess begins at 5:00 P.M
Tues., Dec. 17
Christmas recess ends at 8:00 A.M
Fri., Jan. 3
Examination week begin
Mon., Jan. 13
Mid-year Commencement
Tues., Jan. 21
COLLEGE YEAR 1963-64
SECOND SEMESTER
Registration of Freshmen I and II
Mon., Jan. 27
Registration of Sophomores and Upperclassmen
Tues., Jan. 28
Classes begin
Wed., Jan. 29
STEP Schedule
Thurs. and Fri., Mar. 12 and 13
Easter-Spring vacation begins at 5:00 P.M
Sat. Mar. 21
Easter-Spring vacation ends at 8:00 A.M
Tues., Mar. 31
Examination week begins
Mon., May 18
Alumni Day
Sat., May 23
Commencement
Wed., May 27
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CALENDAR
SUMMER SESSION,
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SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE
STATE ADMINISTRATION
1964
Department of Public Instruction
Pre-Session
begins
Pre-Session ends
Mon., June 8
Fri., June 26
Charles H. Boehm, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Six-Weeks' Session begins
Six-Weeks' Session ends
Mon., June 29
Fri., Aug. 7
State Council of Education
Post-Session begins
Post-Session ends
Mon., Aug. 10
Fri., Aug. 28
President and Chief Executive Officer, Charles H. Boehm
COLLEGE YEAR 1964-65
FIRST SEMESTER
Freshman Orientation
Tues., Sept. 28
Freshman Testing
Wed. and Thurs., Sept. 9 and 10
Registration of Freshmen
Fri., Sept. 11
Registration of Sophomores and Upperclassmen
Sat., Sept. 12
Freshman classes begin
Sat., Sept. 12
STEP Schedule
Thurs. and Fri., Oct. 15 and 16
Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:00 P.M
Wed., Nov. 25
Thanksgiving recess ends at 8:00 A.M
Mon., Nov. 30
Christmas recess begins at 5:00 P.M
Wed., Dec. 16
Christmas recess ends at 8:00 A.M
Tues., Jan. 5
Examination week begin
Wed., Jan. 13
Mid-year Commencement
Thurs., Jan. 21
Paul R. Anderson
Philadelphia
Mario C. Celli
McKeesport
Cathleen M. Champlin
Philadelphia
James H. Duckrey
O. H. English
Registration of Freshmen I and II
Mon., Jan. 25
Registration of Sophomores and Upperclassmen
Tues., Jan. 26
Classes begin
Wed., jan. 27
STEP Schedule
Thurs. and Fri., Mar. 11 and 12
Easter-Spring vacation begins at 5:00 P.M
Sat., Apr. 10
Easter-Spring vacation ends at 8:00 A.M
Tues., Apr. 20
Examination week begins
Mon., May 17
Alumni Day
........... Sat., May 22
Commencement
Wed., May 26
Abington
Ira C. Gross
Beaver Springs
Andrew J. Nowak
Erie
Stephen B. Sweeney
Philadelphia
Duane E. Wilder
Warren
Harold F. Alderfer, Secretary
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
COLLEGE YEAR 1964-65
SECOND SEMESTER
Cheyney
Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller, President
Miss Florence Murrin, Vice-President
Mr. N. Kerr Thompson, Secretary
Mrs. Clara O. Brady
Mrs. Emily Howe
Dr. John A. Meehan
Mr. Merle D. Musick
Mr. Maurice Silverstein
Mr. Gale West
Slippery Rock, Pa.
Butler, Pa.
Slippery Rock, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Beaver, Pa.
New Castle, Pa.
Latrobe, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Slippery Rock, Pa.
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STUDENT AFFAIRS
Herbert G. McGibbeny
B.S., M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh.
ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
GENERAL AFFAIRS
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Dean of Students
Norman N. Weisenfluh
President
B.A., Dickinson College; M.A., University of Pennsylvania;
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
Lois J. Harner
Dean of Women
A.B., Juniata College; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University.
John R. Edwards, Jr
Frederick A. Leafgren
Dean of Men
B.S., University of Illinois; M.A., Michigan State University.
Administrative Assistant to
the President
B.S., Kent State University; M.S., Ohio University; Ph.D.,
University of Pittsburgh.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Henson Harris
Dean of Instruction
B.S., Murray State College; M.A., Vanderbilt University;
Ed.D., University of Oklahoma.
Richard O'Connell
Acting Director of Liberal Arts
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
George J. Fike
Director of Student Teaching
A.B., A.M., West Virginia University; Ed.M., Ph.D., Univer
sity of Pittsburgh.
R. Nelson Hale .... Chairman of Secondary Education Division
B.S., Edinboro State College; M.Ed., Duke University; Ph.D.,
University of Pittsburgh.
Charles Shinaberry . . Chairman of Elementary Education Division
A.B., West Virginia Wesleyan; M.Ed., D.Ed., Pennsylvania
State University.
John D. Nettleton
Chairman of Health and Physical
Education Division
A.B., M.A., Colorado State College; Ed.D., Peabody College.
Martin L. Thompson
Head Librarian
B.S., Clarion State College; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State Uni
versity.
Archie Dodds
P*P.E., M.Ed., Springfield College.
Dorothy Billingsley
Director of Placement
Registrar
Mark A. Shiring
Assistant Dean of Men
B.S., Clarion State College; M. Ed., Pennsylvania State Uni
versity.
Robert A. Lowry
Director of Admissions
B.S., Slippery Rock State College; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State
University.
William Storer
Director of Athletics
B.S., Slippery Rock State College; M.Ed., University of Pitts
burgh.
Marian L. Lohr
College Nurse
B.S., University of Pennsylvania; R.N., Conemaugh Valley
Memorial Hospital.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Allen W. McClymonds
B.S., Grove City College.
Business Manager
Virgil Galante
Assistant to the Business Manager
Leon A. Boiler
Superintendent, Grounds and Buildings
Laurinda Haug
B.A., St. Olaf College.
Dietitian
PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AFFAIRS
Mark A. Shiring
Director of Public Relations
B.S., Clarion State College; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State Uni
versity.
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SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE
THE FACULTY
President
B.A., Dickinson College
M.A., University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Chairman, Geography Department
A.B., Central Michigan University
M.A., University of Michigan
M.S., University of Chicago
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Visiting in English
Chairman, History and Social Studies Department
A.B., Allegheny College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
ROBERT D. DUNCAN
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Psychology
CHARLES A. GODLASKY
Health and Physical Education
B.S., M.S., D.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
B.S., Edinboro State College
M.Ed., Duke University
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
HENSON HARRIS
B.S., Murray State College
M.A., Vanderbilt University
Ed.D., University of Oklahoma
JOHN A. HUZZARD
B.S., Millersville State College
M.A., New York University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
JACK W. MARKEN
A.B., University of Akron
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
WILLIAM C. MEISE
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
D.Ed., Colorado State College
A.B., M.A., Colorado State College
Ed.D., Peabody College
Health and Physical Education
Chairman, Modern Language Department
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
RICHARD O'CONNELL
B.S., M.Litt., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Chairman, English Department
A.B., M.S., A.M., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
MATILDA BAILEY
JOHN D. NETTLETON
MICHAEL OSSESIA
RAYMOND A. BISWANGER, JR
R. NELSON HALE
Social Studies
A.B., Fairmont State College
A.M., Ph.D., West Virginia University
Administrative Assistant to the President
B.S., Kent State University
M.S., Ohio University
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
KENNETH EDGAR
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Westminster College
D.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
GEORGE E. MOORE
JOHN R. EDWARDS, JR
JOHN BALL
Science
RAYMOND MILLER
PROFESSORS
NORMAN N. WEISENFLUH
Secondary Education
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Mathematics
CHARLES SHINABERRY
Elementary Education
MARY SHINABERRY
Elementary Education
A.B., West Virginia Wesleyan
M.Ed., D.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
A.B., Glenville College
M.Ed., D.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
CAMPBELL SNOWBERGER
B.S., West Chester State College
M.A., San Francisco State College
Ph.D., University of Oregon
Health and Physical Education
HAROLD T. WIEAND
Chairman, Philosophy Department
B.A., M.Litt., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
Health and Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
HENRY H. BAIERL, JR
Dean of Instruction, Education
WALTER D. F. BARBER
B.S., Grove City College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
MIRIAM L. BARKER
English
A.B., Cleveland College
M.A., Ph.D., Western Reserve University
Science
Elementary Education
Elementary Education, Psychology
B.S., M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
WILLIAM BEATTY
English
Health and Physical Education
JOHN DEARTH
A.B., Dartmouth College
M.A., Clark University
Ph.D., University of Colorado
CARLTON F. DRESDEN
Social Studies
Acting Chairman, Science Department
B.S., Wisconsin State College
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
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JAMES W. EGLI
B.S., East Stroudsburg State College
M.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Health and Physical Education
Science
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Litt., University of Pittsburgh
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
CHARLES E. HALT
Social Studies
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
English
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.A., University of Pittsburgh
M.S.L.S., Western Reserve University
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.A., University of Pittsburgh
FREDERICK A. LEAFGREN
B.S., University of Illinois
M.A., Michigan State University
BEATRICE E. MYERS
B.S., Clarion State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
THOMAS MULLEN
B.A., University of California
M.Ed., Los Angeles State College
ANTHONY V. PAGANO
Mathematics
B.A., M.A., Arizona State College
Health and Physical Education
B.S., Springfield College
M.S., University of Tennessee
English
B.A., University of Pittsburgh
M.A., Columbia University
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
FANETTA W. SHAW
B.S., Indiana State College
M.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Geography
Second Grade, Laboratory School
MURRAY A. SHELLGREN
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
Science
Health and Physical Education
M. CLAIR SWOPE
Chairman, Music Department
B.S., M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
A.B., M.S., West Virginia University
CARL L. LAUGHNER
B.S., Indiana State College
M.S., University of Pittsburgh
ROBERT G. SMILEY
B.S., Ohio University
M.A., Ohio State University
B.A., M.A., Temple University
Science
WILLIAM NEELY
B.S., M.S., University of Pittsburgh
ROY T. HICKMAN
MANUEL I. KUHR
Social Studies
Health and Physical Education
B.S., Pennsylvania State College
M.S., University of Wisconsin
Ed.D., Boston University
Dean of Students
HERBERT G. MCGIBBENY
ALBERT E. SCHMITTLEIN
B.A., Univ. of Puget Sound, Univ. of Washington
B.Ed., Pacific Lutheran College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
MARTHA J. HAVERSTICK
English
WALLACE A. ROSE
KENNETH E. HARRIS
NORMAN HAWKINS
JAMES W. MCKAY
A.B., Waynesburg College
B.S., M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
Chairman, Art Department
A.B., Oberlin College
M.A., Columbia University
Science
M.Litt., University of Pittsburgh
Social Studies
JOSEPH FRAZIER
MARTHA GAULT
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HOMER MCALLISTER
B.S., Nebraska State Teachers College
M.A., State University of South Dakota
RAYMOND EVANS
THOMAS H. JOHN
SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE
Science
Acting Chairman, Speech Department
Speech
Dean of Men
Kindergarten, Laboratory School
GEORGE G. WEST
B.S., Indiana State College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
MELVIN WILLIS
B.S., Guilford College
M.S., North Carolina State College
Science
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS
DWIGHT B. BAKER
B.A., Carnegie Institute of Technology
M.S., Duquesne University
MARY E. BARR
A.B., Capital University
M. S.L. S., Western Reserve University
English
Geography
MILTON CARLESS
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
Ed.M., University of Pittsburgh
Music
Librarian
Speech
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Health and Physical Education
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WILMA CAVILL
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., Westminster College
EDWARD H. CORNISH
Chairman, Mathematics Department
LAMONTE CRAPE
Elementary Education
B.S., Clarion State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
ROBERT A. LOWRY
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
DUANE NAPP
B.S., University of Minnesota
M.A., University of Michigan
HELEN V. CUSHMAN
sPeech
A.B., Westminster College
M.A., Pennsylvania State University
Director of Placement
B.P.E., M.Ed., Springfield College
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Modern Languages
B.A., M.A., University of Illinois
Dean of Women
A.B., Juniata College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
B.S., California State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
B.S., Kutztown State College
M.A., Columbia University
CHARLES SHAW
Sixth Grade, Laboratory School
EDWARD F. HAUCK
B.S., Indiana State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
English
OWEN HAWLEY
B.A., St. Olaf College
M.A., Harvard University
RICHARD A. HAZLEY
English
B.A., University of Pittsburgh
M.A., Columbia University
A.B., M.Litt., University of Pittsburgh
MARK A. SHIRING
B.S., Clarion State College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
EDWARD SIMS
B.S., Indiana State College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
WILLIAM STORER
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
LOUISE HOLT
Librarian
B.S., California State College
M.S.L.S., Western Reserve University
MARTIN L. THOMPSON
B.S., Clarion State College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
Health and Physical Education
JANICE HUDAK
B.S., East Stroudsburg State College
M.A., Colorado State College
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., Westminster College
JAMES E. RENN
DALE M. SHAFER
Lois J. HARNER
THELMA JACK
STANLEY PLAVNY
B.S., Clarion State College
M.Ed., Western Maryland College
ARCHIE DODDS
MILTON H. TRUEX
B.A., Harding College
M.Ed., Wayne State University
Third Grade, Laboratory School
BRIAN J. KEARNEY
VERONICA M. KOLLAR
B.S., California State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
B.S., Miami University
M.A., University of Southern California
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Librarian
Director of Admissions
Science
Librarian
Elementary Education
Mathematics
Social Studies
Secondary Education
Music
Health and Physical Education
Head Librarian
Education, Psychology
EDWARD WALSH
English
Science
ROBERT WELLER
Health and Physical Education
Fifth Grade, Laboratory School
MARIE WHEATON
Health and Physical Education
B.S., Clarion State College
M.Litt., University of Pittsburgh
B.A., Gannon College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
ALMA V. LADD ^
RICHARD W. LAWSON
B.S., Clarion State College
M.S.L.S., Western Reserve University
B.A., M.A., Cornell University
RUTH L. FOSNAUGH
SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE
Modern Languages
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.S., West Virginia University
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.A., New York University
DORIS WIAND
A.B., Thiel College
M.S., Westminster College
Fourth Grade, Laboratory School
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ASA G. WILEY
Education
B.S., Waynesburg College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
1.
OLD MAIN
2.
MILLER AUDITORIUM
250 ACRES FOR FUTURE EXPANSION
3. WEST HALL
4. LABORATORY SCHOOL
5. MALTBY LIBRARY
First Grade, Laboratory School
LAURA C. WOOD
B.S., Clarion State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
6. NORTH HALL
7. CHAPEL
8. SOUTH HALL
PATRICIA ZIMMERMAN
B.S., East Stroudsburg State College
M.S., University of Illinois
Health and Physical Education
9. EAST GYM
10.
WEST GYM
11. FACULTY OFFICE BUILDING
12. PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE
13. GRILL
INSTRUCTORS
Art
GILDA H. HINTERREITER
B.A., Sir George Williams University
Art
B.S., Indiana State College
Speech (part time)
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
B.S., University of Pennsylvania
R.N., Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Nurse
21. PATTERSON HALL
22.
WOMEN'S DORMITORY
23. DINING HALL
Librarian
MARY ALICE POTTER
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
MARCELLA B. SUMRALL
English
A.B., A.M., Colorado State College
HEAD RESIDENTS
19. POWER HOUSE
20. FIELD HOUSE
MARIAN L. LOHR
Helen A. Brown
Eva Cheesman
Eleanor G. Shannon
Gladys W. Nichols
SCIENCE HALL
17. TENNIS COURTS
18. THOMPSON FIELD
NORMA W. LAUGHNER
B.S., Utah State University
15. SHOP
16.
ALAN L. LANDIS
MAURINE WINTERS
14. HUT
Health and Physical Education
NURSES
Sara P. Bachman
Yvonne I. Breckbill
Clara C. Thompson
Naomi K. Wilver
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SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE
PURPOSE
Slippery Rock State College has a two-fold purpose. The
first and primary purpose is to prepare teachers for service in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The second purpose is to pro
vide an educational program in the arts and sciences.
The specific objectives of these programs are:
1. To develop the ability of students to think clearly, accu
rately, and independently, and to express their thoughts
freely and effectively.
2. To enable students to achieve personal growth and to con
tribute to the making of a better society.
3. To help students develop socially constructive attitudes
such as:
a. Consideration for the viewpoints of others, with free
dom from racial, religious, or other social prejudices;
b. Willingness to apply the standards by which we evalu
ate others to our own abilities and achievements;
c. Concern for the spiritual, intellectual, and creative
phases of human life.
4. To give students a broad background so that they will be
able to see in perspective the place of man in his own
society, in the society of nations, and in the universe; so
that they will grow in their understanding and apprecia
tion of the esthetic areas of their own and other cultures;
so that they will have first-hand experience with the appli
cation of scientific method.
5. To give students opportunity for depth in at least one
field of knowledge.
As part of the program for teacher education, the college
provides a foundation for a thorough professional and specialized
education which recognizes the value of personal, emotional, spir
itual, intellectual, academic, physical, and social maturity as basic
to professional teaching competence.
The College also aims to help provide for the needs of the
teachers of the area: graduate programs leading to the Master of
Education degree are offered; library facilities are made available;
evening classes are organized; twelve weeks of summer school pro
vide an opportunity for professional study; workshops in health,
science, and education are held; professional education groups are
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encouraged to visit and hold meetings on the campus; faculty mem
bers offer their services and leadership in promoting educational
opportunities in the surrounding area.
Also of importance is the fostering of student government and
responsible student participation in as many areas of college opera
tion as practicality permits. Such student participation has been
both valuable and gratifying to all concerned.
GENERAL INFORMATION
LOCATION OF THE COLLEGE
The borough of Slippery Rock, where the College is located,
is in Butler County, Pennsylvania, on the western edge of the
Allegheny Plateau, at a height of about thirteen hundred feet
above sea level. It is fifty miles north of Pittsburgh on Route 173,
slightly west of Route 8, a super-highway from Pittsburgh. It is
seventeen miles from Butler, twenty-eight miles from Franklin,
seventeen miles from New Castle. Improved highways and ade
quate bus service make Slippery Rock easily accessible to stu
dents from all points.
HISTORY
In 1887 the people of Slippery Rock and the surrounding dis
trict began to plan for the establishment of an academy in order
that their young people might have the opportunity for education
near their homes. It was discovered that the eleventh district of
the teacher training school system of the Commonwealth was en
titled to a normal school. Immediately the leaders widened their
plans, sold stock, secured land, and in 1888 erected three frame
buildings: two dormitories, and a recitation building and chapel.
The application for the approval of the buildings and the
establishment of a State Normal School was acted upon favorably
by the State Department of Public Instruction on the first day of
February, 1889. In the following month the first term of the new
training school for teachers opened with an enrollment of 168
students. The first class of eleven members was graduated in 1890.
On June 4, 1926, the State Council of Education authorized
the institution to grant the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Edu
cation and Bachelor of Science in Health Education. On August
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School to' the State Teachers College at Slippery Rock.
On January 8, 1960, the name was again officially changed
to Slippery Rock State College, and on May 23, 1962, the State
Council of Education approved the College's application to offer
courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts Degree.
CAMPUS AND BUILDINGS
THE CAMPUS. Slippery Rock State College is situated on a
campus of one hundred fifteen acres of rolling land. Besides the
twenty-five acres on which the buildings are located, there are
extensive athletic fields and wide stretches of woodland. The
grounds about the buildings are attractively landscaped.
Much of the back campus consists of beautiful woodland
which serves as a picnic area and an outdoor laboratory for nature
study. The College has recently acquired an additional 250 acres
of land adjacent to the present campus enabling the College to
plan for future expansion.
ATHLETIC FIELDS. Thompson Field, named for N. Kerr
Thompson who was coach of athletics at Slippery Rock for thirty
years, is a modern athletic field on the eastern side of the campus.
It provides a football field, space for soccer, hockey and archery.
There is also a quarter-mile track with a two-hundred-twenty-yard
straightaway. Concrete bleachers provide seating for 1,500 persons.
The old athletic field on the hill is used as a baseball field and as
a practice field. These facilities make possible a full program of
intramural as well as intercollegiate sports. An additional athletic
field across Kiester Road from the stadium is available for prac
tice purposes.
TENNIS COURTS. The college has six hard-surface tennis courts
adjacent to Thompson Field.
THE MAIN BUILDING houses many of the classrooms, the stu
dent bookstore, the administration offices, and the offices of a
number of the faculty.
EMMA GUFFEY MILLER AUDITORIUM. This modern auditorium
was dedicated on June 24, 1960. Designed to seat about 900 and
including rooms for music and dramatic purposes, it contributes
greatly to the educational and cultural life on campus.
THE SCIENCE HALL contains eight large and four small labora
tories, four-full-sized classrooms, a large lecture room, a library
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room, photographic dark room, herbarium, animal room, and a
greenhouse. Display cases border the corridors on both floors.
CAMPUS LABORATORY SCHOOL BUILDING. This building is used
as an elementary education clinical center having an elementary
school with a kindergarten through the sixth grade, college class
rooms, an auditorium, a gymnasium, a cafeteria, art rooms, music
rooms, laboratories, offices, and storage rooms.
MALTBY LIBRARY. The library provides facilities for study
and recreational reading. It includes about 43,000 volumes, in
cluding the standard reference books. Here are found also the
current and bound numbers of more than 432 general and special
subject periodicals and the latest issues of 12 local and national
newspapers. A $350,000 addition to the library building was com
pleted in 1961.
SHEEHY THEATRE. A small theatre, located in Maltby Library
seats two hundred and fifty, provides facilities for the study and
production of plays.
MORROW FIELD HOUSE. This building completed in 1962 is
265 x 304 feet and provides facilities for basketball, indoor tennis,
badminton, wrestling, gymnastics, locker and shower rooms, laun
dry, supply rooms, and contains a six-lane indoor track. It also
has 12 offices, conference rooms, trophy cases, work rooms, cor
rective rooms, handball court, dance room, a research laboratory,
and a lobby and foyer. The main arena area provides seating for
2,700.
LEADER SPECIAL EDUCATION BUILDING is a separate wing of
the field house. It provides physical and functional therapy rooms,
classrooms for teaching arts and crafts, examining rooms, speech
therapy rooms, psychological clinic, nurses' offices, and other facili
ties to instruct students who plan to teach above average children
and children with mental or physical handicaps.
AQUATIC FACILITIES. A natatorium located in a separate wing
of the field house provides a pool 42 x 75 feet equipped with under
water lights and speakers, diving boards, strength development
areas, locker and shower rooms. A small pool 20 x 60 feet is
located in a small building which joins the two gymnasiums on the
south edge of the campus.
WEST GYMNASIUM contains several classrooms, offices, hand
ball court, a small gymnasium, and a large gymnasium floor measur
ing fifty by ninety feet.
EAST GYMNASIUM has a floor space of sixty-eight by eightytwo feet. A dividing net makes it possible to play two games of
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basketball or volleyball at the same time. In this building are
additional offices, locker rooms and showers for women, two
rooms for corrective gymnastics, a dance room and rest rooms.
DINING HALL. A new dining hall scheduled for completion in
1963 provides facilities for serving meals to 700 students at a
single sitting. The attached kitchen is equipped to prepare food
for 1,400 at a time. Future plans call for the addition of another
dining room of equal size at a later date to accommodate the growing enrollment.
CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALLS
All student rooms are furnished with single beds, chairs,
tables, and dressers. The beds are supplied with sheets, pillow
cases,' and bedspreads. Students furnish their own blankets, tow
els, dresser covers, and such personal effects as they may desire.
Laundry work, including ironing, in accordance with existing fee
schedule, will be done by the College. All pieces sent to the laundry
must be plainly marked with the owner's name. Name tapes sewed
on articles of clothing constitute the best identification. Self-service
laundry and pressing rooms are maintained in each residence hall
for the convenience of the students.
NORTH HALL, a residence hall for women students, is modern
in every particular. Student rooms are large, well-lighted and at
tractively furnished. Large lounges and a music room on the first
floor, and informal lounges on the second and third floors provide
social and study opportunities for the residents. The college dining
room is an attractive unit of the building. A terraced inner court
lends charm and beauty.
SOUTH HALL has been redesigned as a residence hall to ac
commodate 175 women.
PATTERSON HALL, a residence hall for 300 men, was dedicated
on June 24, 1960. It is situated on a hill overlooking Thompson
Field. Its accommodations are modern in every respect.
RESIDENCE HALL FOR WOMEN, scheduled for completion in
1963, provides housing for 220 women, a laundry room, study
rooms, lounges, and a recreation room with a snack bar.
OTHER RESIDENCE HALLS. In addition to the large residence
halls, several houses have been converted into smaller halls.
OTHER FACILITIES
THE HUT provides facilities for social events; it contains a
large, completely furnished lounge with a fireplace. On the ground
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floor are bowling alleys, ping-pong tables and tables for pool and
billiards. The recreation facilities are provided by the Student
Government Association.
THE GRILL, adjoining the Hut, increases the recreational facili
ties of the College. The Grill, owned and operated by students
through Student Cooperative Activities, is the social center for the
College. It contains a snack bar with stainless steel fittings, refrig
erators, and modern equipment for the serving of ice cream, sodas,
soft drinks, and sandwiches. Tables and benches surround the
floor, the center of which is used for dancing to music from the
juke-box.
COMMUTERS LOUNGES. In Old Main two lounges, one for
men and the other for women, are maintained for the use of com
muting students.
BOOK STORE. The Student Government Association maintains
a Book Store which is located in Old Main.
NEW BUILDINGS PROJECTED for the College and in various
stages of planning include two residence halls for women, a resi
dence hall for men, a classroom building, a science building, a
student union building, and athletic fields.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
Students will be considered for admission on the basis of the
following requirements:
1. General scholarship, as evidenced by graduation from an
approved secondary school, or equivalent preparation, as deter
mined by the Credentials Evaluation Division of the Pennsylvania
Department of Public Instruction.
2. Scores of the Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College En
trance Examination Board. (Required of ALL applicants.) The
examination is intended to furnish further evidence of the appli
cant's scholastic ability to do satisfactory college work.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to request that the
scores be sent to the Director of Admissions at the College.
Arrangements for the examination can be made through the
respective high school principal or guidance counselor.
3. Nature of the high school program taken.
(Completion of the following secondary school work is
required of applicants for the Liberal Arts Curriculum.
Applicants who lack the required foreign language units
SLIPPERY ROCK
STATE COLLEGE
SLIPPERY ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA
CATALOG 1963-1965
Slippery Rock State College
SLIPPERY ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY EDUCATION
B U L L E T I N
VOLUME 68
1963-1965
NUMBER 1
General Catalog Number
SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE
SLIPPERY ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA
LIBERAL ARTS
The
Slippery Rock State College Bulletin
GENERAL CATALOG NUMBER
1963-1965
Slippery Rock State College
is accredited by
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
and
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
VOLUME 68 JANUARY 1963 NUMBER 1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
College Calendar
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State Administration
Board of Trustees
College Administration
Faculty
Campus Map
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Purpose
Location and History of College
JCampus and Buildings
Residence Halls
Requirements for Admission
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Fees
25
Student Personnel Services
31
Co-Curricular Activities
31
Athletics
31
Social Life
32
Student Health
33
Religious Life
33
Student Organizations
34
Memorial Funds and Scholarships
40
Scholarship Requirements
42
Junior Standing
44
Student Teaching
46
Requirements for Graduation and Certification
47
Requirements for Graduation in Liberal Arts
48
Placement Service
48
Elementary Curriculum
50
Secondary Curriculum
52
Health and Physical Education Curriculum
65
Physical Therapy Curriculum
68
Curriculum for Public School Nurses
69
Curriculum for Dental Hygienists
70
Library Science
71
Liberal Arts
72
Description of Courses
75
Advance Registration Form
Inside back cover
CALENDAR
SUMMER SESSION,
1963
Pre-Session begins
Pre-Session ends
Mon., June 10
Fri., June 28
Six-Weeks' Session begins
Six-Weeks' Session ends
Post-Session begins
Post-Session ends
Mon., July 1
Fri., Aug. 9
Mon., Aug. 12
Fri., Aug. 30
COLLEGE YEAR 1963-64
FIRST SEMESTER
Freshman Orientation
Mon., Sept. 9
Freshman Testing
Tues. and Wed., Sept. 10 and 11
Registration of Freshmen
Thurs., Sept. 12
Registration of Sophomores and Upperclassmen
Fri., Sept. 13
Freshman classes begin
Fri., Sept. 13
STEP Schedule
Thurs. and Fri., Oct. 17 and 18
Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:00 P.M
Wed., Nov. 27
Thanksgiving recess ends at 8:00 A.M
Mon., Dec. 2
Christmas recess begins at 5:00 P.M
Tues., Dec. 17
Christmas recess ends at 8:00 A.M
Fri., Jan. 3
Examination week begin
Mon., Jan. 13
Mid-year Commencement
Tues., Jan. 21
COLLEGE YEAR 1963-64
SECOND SEMESTER
Registration of Freshmen I and II
Mon., Jan. 27
Registration of Sophomores and Upperclassmen
Tues., Jan. 28
Classes begin
Wed., Jan. 29
STEP Schedule
Thurs. and Fri., Mar. 12 and 13
Easter-Spring vacation begins at 5:00 P.M
Sat. Mar. 21
Easter-Spring vacation ends at 8:00 A.M
Tues., Mar. 31
Examination week begins
Mon., May 18
Alumni Day
Sat., May 23
Commencement
Wed., May 27
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CALENDAR
SUMMER SESSION,
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SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE
STATE ADMINISTRATION
1964
Department of Public Instruction
Pre-Session
begins
Pre-Session ends
Mon., June 8
Fri., June 26
Charles H. Boehm, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Six-Weeks' Session begins
Six-Weeks' Session ends
Mon., June 29
Fri., Aug. 7
State Council of Education
Post-Session begins
Post-Session ends
Mon., Aug. 10
Fri., Aug. 28
President and Chief Executive Officer, Charles H. Boehm
COLLEGE YEAR 1964-65
FIRST SEMESTER
Freshman Orientation
Tues., Sept. 28
Freshman Testing
Wed. and Thurs., Sept. 9 and 10
Registration of Freshmen
Fri., Sept. 11
Registration of Sophomores and Upperclassmen
Sat., Sept. 12
Freshman classes begin
Sat., Sept. 12
STEP Schedule
Thurs. and Fri., Oct. 15 and 16
Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:00 P.M
Wed., Nov. 25
Thanksgiving recess ends at 8:00 A.M
Mon., Nov. 30
Christmas recess begins at 5:00 P.M
Wed., Dec. 16
Christmas recess ends at 8:00 A.M
Tues., Jan. 5
Examination week begin
Wed., Jan. 13
Mid-year Commencement
Thurs., Jan. 21
Paul R. Anderson
Philadelphia
Mario C. Celli
McKeesport
Cathleen M. Champlin
Philadelphia
James H. Duckrey
O. H. English
Registration of Freshmen I and II
Mon., Jan. 25
Registration of Sophomores and Upperclassmen
Tues., Jan. 26
Classes begin
Wed., jan. 27
STEP Schedule
Thurs. and Fri., Mar. 11 and 12
Easter-Spring vacation begins at 5:00 P.M
Sat., Apr. 10
Easter-Spring vacation ends at 8:00 A.M
Tues., Apr. 20
Examination week begins
Mon., May 17
Alumni Day
........... Sat., May 22
Commencement
Wed., May 26
Abington
Ira C. Gross
Beaver Springs
Andrew J. Nowak
Erie
Stephen B. Sweeney
Philadelphia
Duane E. Wilder
Warren
Harold F. Alderfer, Secretary
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
COLLEGE YEAR 1964-65
SECOND SEMESTER
Cheyney
Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller, President
Miss Florence Murrin, Vice-President
Mr. N. Kerr Thompson, Secretary
Mrs. Clara O. Brady
Mrs. Emily Howe
Dr. John A. Meehan
Mr. Merle D. Musick
Mr. Maurice Silverstein
Mr. Gale West
Slippery Rock, Pa.
Butler, Pa.
Slippery Rock, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Beaver, Pa.
New Castle, Pa.
Latrobe, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Slippery Rock, Pa.
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STUDENT AFFAIRS
Herbert G. McGibbeny
B.S., M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh.
ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
GENERAL AFFAIRS
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Dean of Students
Norman N. Weisenfluh
President
B.A., Dickinson College; M.A., University of Pennsylvania;
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
Lois J. Harner
Dean of Women
A.B., Juniata College; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University.
John R. Edwards, Jr
Frederick A. Leafgren
Dean of Men
B.S., University of Illinois; M.A., Michigan State University.
Administrative Assistant to
the President
B.S., Kent State University; M.S., Ohio University; Ph.D.,
University of Pittsburgh.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Henson Harris
Dean of Instruction
B.S., Murray State College; M.A., Vanderbilt University;
Ed.D., University of Oklahoma.
Richard O'Connell
Acting Director of Liberal Arts
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
George J. Fike
Director of Student Teaching
A.B., A.M., West Virginia University; Ed.M., Ph.D., Univer
sity of Pittsburgh.
R. Nelson Hale .... Chairman of Secondary Education Division
B.S., Edinboro State College; M.Ed., Duke University; Ph.D.,
University of Pittsburgh.
Charles Shinaberry . . Chairman of Elementary Education Division
A.B., West Virginia Wesleyan; M.Ed., D.Ed., Pennsylvania
State University.
John D. Nettleton
Chairman of Health and Physical
Education Division
A.B., M.A., Colorado State College; Ed.D., Peabody College.
Martin L. Thompson
Head Librarian
B.S., Clarion State College; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State Uni
versity.
Archie Dodds
P*P.E., M.Ed., Springfield College.
Dorothy Billingsley
Director of Placement
Registrar
Mark A. Shiring
Assistant Dean of Men
B.S., Clarion State College; M. Ed., Pennsylvania State Uni
versity.
Robert A. Lowry
Director of Admissions
B.S., Slippery Rock State College; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State
University.
William Storer
Director of Athletics
B.S., Slippery Rock State College; M.Ed., University of Pitts
burgh.
Marian L. Lohr
College Nurse
B.S., University of Pennsylvania; R.N., Conemaugh Valley
Memorial Hospital.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Allen W. McClymonds
B.S., Grove City College.
Business Manager
Virgil Galante
Assistant to the Business Manager
Leon A. Boiler
Superintendent, Grounds and Buildings
Laurinda Haug
B.A., St. Olaf College.
Dietitian
PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AFFAIRS
Mark A. Shiring
Director of Public Relations
B.S., Clarion State College; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State Uni
versity.
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SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE
THE FACULTY
President
B.A., Dickinson College
M.A., University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Chairman, Geography Department
A.B., Central Michigan University
M.A., University of Michigan
M.S., University of Chicago
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Visiting in English
Chairman, History and Social Studies Department
A.B., Allegheny College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
ROBERT D. DUNCAN
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Psychology
CHARLES A. GODLASKY
Health and Physical Education
B.S., M.S., D.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
B.S., Edinboro State College
M.Ed., Duke University
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
HENSON HARRIS
B.S., Murray State College
M.A., Vanderbilt University
Ed.D., University of Oklahoma
JOHN A. HUZZARD
B.S., Millersville State College
M.A., New York University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
JACK W. MARKEN
A.B., University of Akron
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
WILLIAM C. MEISE
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
D.Ed., Colorado State College
A.B., M.A., Colorado State College
Ed.D., Peabody College
Health and Physical Education
Chairman, Modern Language Department
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
RICHARD O'CONNELL
B.S., M.Litt., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Chairman, English Department
A.B., M.S., A.M., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
MATILDA BAILEY
JOHN D. NETTLETON
MICHAEL OSSESIA
RAYMOND A. BISWANGER, JR
R. NELSON HALE
Social Studies
A.B., Fairmont State College
A.M., Ph.D., West Virginia University
Administrative Assistant to the President
B.S., Kent State University
M.S., Ohio University
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
KENNETH EDGAR
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Westminster College
D.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
GEORGE E. MOORE
JOHN R. EDWARDS, JR
JOHN BALL
Science
RAYMOND MILLER
PROFESSORS
NORMAN N. WEISENFLUH
Secondary Education
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Mathematics
CHARLES SHINABERRY
Elementary Education
MARY SHINABERRY
Elementary Education
A.B., West Virginia Wesleyan
M.Ed., D.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
A.B., Glenville College
M.Ed., D.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
CAMPBELL SNOWBERGER
B.S., West Chester State College
M.A., San Francisco State College
Ph.D., University of Oregon
Health and Physical Education
HAROLD T. WIEAND
Chairman, Philosophy Department
B.A., M.Litt., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
Health and Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
HENRY H. BAIERL, JR
Dean of Instruction, Education
WALTER D. F. BARBER
B.S., Grove City College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
MIRIAM L. BARKER
English
A.B., Cleveland College
M.A., Ph.D., Western Reserve University
Science
Elementary Education
Elementary Education, Psychology
B.S., M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
WILLIAM BEATTY
English
Health and Physical Education
JOHN DEARTH
A.B., Dartmouth College
M.A., Clark University
Ph.D., University of Colorado
CARLTON F. DRESDEN
Social Studies
Acting Chairman, Science Department
B.S., Wisconsin State College
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
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JAMES W. EGLI
B.S., East Stroudsburg State College
M.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Health and Physical Education
Science
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Litt., University of Pittsburgh
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
CHARLES E. HALT
Social Studies
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
English
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.A., University of Pittsburgh
M.S.L.S., Western Reserve University
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.A., University of Pittsburgh
FREDERICK A. LEAFGREN
B.S., University of Illinois
M.A., Michigan State University
BEATRICE E. MYERS
B.S., Clarion State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
THOMAS MULLEN
B.A., University of California
M.Ed., Los Angeles State College
ANTHONY V. PAGANO
Mathematics
B.A., M.A., Arizona State College
Health and Physical Education
B.S., Springfield College
M.S., University of Tennessee
English
B.A., University of Pittsburgh
M.A., Columbia University
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
FANETTA W. SHAW
B.S., Indiana State College
M.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Geography
Second Grade, Laboratory School
MURRAY A. SHELLGREN
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
Science
Health and Physical Education
M. CLAIR SWOPE
Chairman, Music Department
B.S., M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
A.B., M.S., West Virginia University
CARL L. LAUGHNER
B.S., Indiana State College
M.S., University of Pittsburgh
ROBERT G. SMILEY
B.S., Ohio University
M.A., Ohio State University
B.A., M.A., Temple University
Science
WILLIAM NEELY
B.S., M.S., University of Pittsburgh
ROY T. HICKMAN
MANUEL I. KUHR
Social Studies
Health and Physical Education
B.S., Pennsylvania State College
M.S., University of Wisconsin
Ed.D., Boston University
Dean of Students
HERBERT G. MCGIBBENY
ALBERT E. SCHMITTLEIN
B.A., Univ. of Puget Sound, Univ. of Washington
B.Ed., Pacific Lutheran College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
MARTHA J. HAVERSTICK
English
WALLACE A. ROSE
KENNETH E. HARRIS
NORMAN HAWKINS
JAMES W. MCKAY
A.B., Waynesburg College
B.S., M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
Chairman, Art Department
A.B., Oberlin College
M.A., Columbia University
Science
M.Litt., University of Pittsburgh
Social Studies
JOSEPH FRAZIER
MARTHA GAULT
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HOMER MCALLISTER
B.S., Nebraska State Teachers College
M.A., State University of South Dakota
RAYMOND EVANS
THOMAS H. JOHN
SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE
Science
Acting Chairman, Speech Department
Speech
Dean of Men
Kindergarten, Laboratory School
GEORGE G. WEST
B.S., Indiana State College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
MELVIN WILLIS
B.S., Guilford College
M.S., North Carolina State College
Science
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS
DWIGHT B. BAKER
B.A., Carnegie Institute of Technology
M.S., Duquesne University
MARY E. BARR
A.B., Capital University
M. S.L. S., Western Reserve University
English
Geography
MILTON CARLESS
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
Ed.M., University of Pittsburgh
Music
Librarian
Speech
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Health and Physical Education
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WILMA CAVILL
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., Westminster College
EDWARD H. CORNISH
Chairman, Mathematics Department
LAMONTE CRAPE
Elementary Education
B.S., Clarion State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
ROBERT A. LOWRY
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
DUANE NAPP
B.S., University of Minnesota
M.A., University of Michigan
HELEN V. CUSHMAN
sPeech
A.B., Westminster College
M.A., Pennsylvania State University
Director of Placement
B.P.E., M.Ed., Springfield College
_
Modern Languages
B.A., M.A., University of Illinois
Dean of Women
A.B., Juniata College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
B.S., California State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
B.S., Kutztown State College
M.A., Columbia University
CHARLES SHAW
Sixth Grade, Laboratory School
EDWARD F. HAUCK
B.S., Indiana State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
English
OWEN HAWLEY
B.A., St. Olaf College
M.A., Harvard University
RICHARD A. HAZLEY
English
B.A., University of Pittsburgh
M.A., Columbia University
A.B., M.Litt., University of Pittsburgh
MARK A. SHIRING
B.S., Clarion State College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
EDWARD SIMS
B.S., Indiana State College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
WILLIAM STORER
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
LOUISE HOLT
Librarian
B.S., California State College
M.S.L.S., Western Reserve University
MARTIN L. THOMPSON
B.S., Clarion State College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
Health and Physical Education
JANICE HUDAK
B.S., East Stroudsburg State College
M.A., Colorado State College
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.Ed., Westminster College
JAMES E. RENN
DALE M. SHAFER
Lois J. HARNER
THELMA JACK
STANLEY PLAVNY
B.S., Clarion State College
M.Ed., Western Maryland College
ARCHIE DODDS
MILTON H. TRUEX
B.A., Harding College
M.Ed., Wayne State University
Third Grade, Laboratory School
BRIAN J. KEARNEY
VERONICA M. KOLLAR
B.S., California State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
B.S., Miami University
M.A., University of Southern California
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Librarian
Director of Admissions
Science
Librarian
Elementary Education
Mathematics
Social Studies
Secondary Education
Music
Health and Physical Education
Head Librarian
Education, Psychology
EDWARD WALSH
English
Science
ROBERT WELLER
Health and Physical Education
Fifth Grade, Laboratory School
MARIE WHEATON
Health and Physical Education
B.S., Clarion State College
M.Litt., University of Pittsburgh
B.A., Gannon College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
ALMA V. LADD ^
RICHARD W. LAWSON
B.S., Clarion State College
M.S.L.S., Western Reserve University
B.A., M.A., Cornell University
RUTH L. FOSNAUGH
SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE
Modern Languages
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.S., West Virginia University
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
M.A., New York University
DORIS WIAND
A.B., Thiel College
M.S., Westminster College
Fourth Grade, Laboratory School
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ASA G. WILEY
Education
B.S., Waynesburg College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
1.
OLD MAIN
2.
MILLER AUDITORIUM
250 ACRES FOR FUTURE EXPANSION
3. WEST HALL
4. LABORATORY SCHOOL
5. MALTBY LIBRARY
First Grade, Laboratory School
LAURA C. WOOD
B.S., Clarion State College
M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
6. NORTH HALL
7. CHAPEL
8. SOUTH HALL
PATRICIA ZIMMERMAN
B.S., East Stroudsburg State College
M.S., University of Illinois
Health and Physical Education
9. EAST GYM
10.
WEST GYM
11. FACULTY OFFICE BUILDING
12. PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE
13. GRILL
INSTRUCTORS
Art
GILDA H. HINTERREITER
B.A., Sir George Williams University
Art
B.S., Indiana State College
Speech (part time)
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
B.S., University of Pennsylvania
R.N., Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Nurse
21. PATTERSON HALL
22.
WOMEN'S DORMITORY
23. DINING HALL
Librarian
MARY ALICE POTTER
B.S., Slippery Rock State College
MARCELLA B. SUMRALL
English
A.B., A.M., Colorado State College
HEAD RESIDENTS
19. POWER HOUSE
20. FIELD HOUSE
MARIAN L. LOHR
Helen A. Brown
Eva Cheesman
Eleanor G. Shannon
Gladys W. Nichols
SCIENCE HALL
17. TENNIS COURTS
18. THOMPSON FIELD
NORMA W. LAUGHNER
B.S., Utah State University
15. SHOP
16.
ALAN L. LANDIS
MAURINE WINTERS
14. HUT
Health and Physical Education
NURSES
Sara P. Bachman
Yvonne I. Breckbill
Clara C. Thompson
Naomi K. Wilver
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SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE
PURPOSE
Slippery Rock State College has a two-fold purpose. The
first and primary purpose is to prepare teachers for service in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The second purpose is to pro
vide an educational program in the arts and sciences.
The specific objectives of these programs are:
1. To develop the ability of students to think clearly, accu
rately, and independently, and to express their thoughts
freely and effectively.
2. To enable students to achieve personal growth and to con
tribute to the making of a better society.
3. To help students develop socially constructive attitudes
such as:
a. Consideration for the viewpoints of others, with free
dom from racial, religious, or other social prejudices;
b. Willingness to apply the standards by which we evalu
ate others to our own abilities and achievements;
c. Concern for the spiritual, intellectual, and creative
phases of human life.
4. To give students a broad background so that they will be
able to see in perspective the place of man in his own
society, in the society of nations, and in the universe; so
that they will grow in their understanding and apprecia
tion of the esthetic areas of their own and other cultures;
so that they will have first-hand experience with the appli
cation of scientific method.
5. To give students opportunity for depth in at least one
field of knowledge.
As part of the program for teacher education, the college
provides a foundation for a thorough professional and specialized
education which recognizes the value of personal, emotional, spir
itual, intellectual, academic, physical, and social maturity as basic
to professional teaching competence.
The College also aims to help provide for the needs of the
teachers of the area: graduate programs leading to the Master of
Education degree are offered; library facilities are made available;
evening classes are organized; twelve weeks of summer school pro
vide an opportunity for professional study; workshops in health,
science, and education are held; professional education groups are
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encouraged to visit and hold meetings on the campus; faculty mem
bers offer their services and leadership in promoting educational
opportunities in the surrounding area.
Also of importance is the fostering of student government and
responsible student participation in as many areas of college opera
tion as practicality permits. Such student participation has been
both valuable and gratifying to all concerned.
GENERAL INFORMATION
LOCATION OF THE COLLEGE
The borough of Slippery Rock, where the College is located,
is in Butler County, Pennsylvania, on the western edge of the
Allegheny Plateau, at a height of about thirteen hundred feet
above sea level. It is fifty miles north of Pittsburgh on Route 173,
slightly west of Route 8, a super-highway from Pittsburgh. It is
seventeen miles from Butler, twenty-eight miles from Franklin,
seventeen miles from New Castle. Improved highways and ade
quate bus service make Slippery Rock easily accessible to stu
dents from all points.
HISTORY
In 1887 the people of Slippery Rock and the surrounding dis
trict began to plan for the establishment of an academy in order
that their young people might have the opportunity for education
near their homes. It was discovered that the eleventh district of
the teacher training school system of the Commonwealth was en
titled to a normal school. Immediately the leaders widened their
plans, sold stock, secured land, and in 1888 erected three frame
buildings: two dormitories, and a recitation building and chapel.
The application for the approval of the buildings and the
establishment of a State Normal School was acted upon favorably
by the State Department of Public Instruction on the first day of
February, 1889. In the following month the first term of the new
training school for teachers opened with an enrollment of 168
students. The first class of eleven members was graduated in 1890.
On June 4, 1926, the State Council of Education authorized
the institution to grant the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Edu
cation and Bachelor of Science in Health Education. On August
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13 1927 the State Council changed the name of the State Normal
School to' the State Teachers College at Slippery Rock.
On January 8, 1960, the name was again officially changed
to Slippery Rock State College, and on May 23, 1962, the State
Council of Education approved the College's application to offer
courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts Degree.
CAMPUS AND BUILDINGS
THE CAMPUS. Slippery Rock State College is situated on a
campus of one hundred fifteen acres of rolling land. Besides the
twenty-five acres on which the buildings are located, there are
extensive athletic fields and wide stretches of woodland. The
grounds about the buildings are attractively landscaped.
Much of the back campus consists of beautiful woodland
which serves as a picnic area and an outdoor laboratory for nature
study. The College has recently acquired an additional 250 acres
of land adjacent to the present campus enabling the College to
plan for future expansion.
ATHLETIC FIELDS. Thompson Field, named for N. Kerr
Thompson who was coach of athletics at Slippery Rock for thirty
years, is a modern athletic field on the eastern side of the campus.
It provides a football field, space for soccer, hockey and archery.
There is also a quarter-mile track with a two-hundred-twenty-yard
straightaway. Concrete bleachers provide seating for 1,500 persons.
The old athletic field on the hill is used as a baseball field and as
a practice field. These facilities make possible a full program of
intramural as well as intercollegiate sports. An additional athletic
field across Kiester Road from the stadium is available for prac
tice purposes.
TENNIS COURTS. The college has six hard-surface tennis courts
adjacent to Thompson Field.
THE MAIN BUILDING houses many of the classrooms, the stu
dent bookstore, the administration offices, and the offices of a
number of the faculty.
EMMA GUFFEY MILLER AUDITORIUM. This modern auditorium
was dedicated on June 24, 1960. Designed to seat about 900 and
including rooms for music and dramatic purposes, it contributes
greatly to the educational and cultural life on campus.
THE SCIENCE HALL contains eight large and four small labora
tories, four-full-sized classrooms, a large lecture room, a library
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room, photographic dark room, herbarium, animal room, and a
greenhouse. Display cases border the corridors on both floors.
CAMPUS LABORATORY SCHOOL BUILDING. This building is used
as an elementary education clinical center having an elementary
school with a kindergarten through the sixth grade, college class
rooms, an auditorium, a gymnasium, a cafeteria, art rooms, music
rooms, laboratories, offices, and storage rooms.
MALTBY LIBRARY. The library provides facilities for study
and recreational reading. It includes about 43,000 volumes, in
cluding the standard reference books. Here are found also the
current and bound numbers of more than 432 general and special
subject periodicals and the latest issues of 12 local and national
newspapers. A $350,000 addition to the library building was com
pleted in 1961.
SHEEHY THEATRE. A small theatre, located in Maltby Library
seats two hundred and fifty, provides facilities for the study and
production of plays.
MORROW FIELD HOUSE. This building completed in 1962 is
265 x 304 feet and provides facilities for basketball, indoor tennis,
badminton, wrestling, gymnastics, locker and shower rooms, laun
dry, supply rooms, and contains a six-lane indoor track. It also
has 12 offices, conference rooms, trophy cases, work rooms, cor
rective rooms, handball court, dance room, a research laboratory,
and a lobby and foyer. The main arena area provides seating for
2,700.
LEADER SPECIAL EDUCATION BUILDING is a separate wing of
the field house. It provides physical and functional therapy rooms,
classrooms for teaching arts and crafts, examining rooms, speech
therapy rooms, psychological clinic, nurses' offices, and other facili
ties to instruct students who plan to teach above average children
and children with mental or physical handicaps.
AQUATIC FACILITIES. A natatorium located in a separate wing
of the field house provides a pool 42 x 75 feet equipped with under
water lights and speakers, diving boards, strength development
areas, locker and shower rooms. A small pool 20 x 60 feet is
located in a small building which joins the two gymnasiums on the
south edge of the campus.
WEST GYMNASIUM contains several classrooms, offices, hand
ball court, a small gymnasium, and a large gymnasium floor measur
ing fifty by ninety feet.
EAST GYMNASIUM has a floor space of sixty-eight by eightytwo feet. A dividing net makes it possible to play two games of
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basketball or volleyball at the same time. In this building are
additional offices, locker rooms and showers for women, two
rooms for corrective gymnastics, a dance room and rest rooms.
DINING HALL. A new dining hall scheduled for completion in
1963 provides facilities for serving meals to 700 students at a
single sitting. The attached kitchen is equipped to prepare food
for 1,400 at a time. Future plans call for the addition of another
dining room of equal size at a later date to accommodate the growing enrollment.
CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALLS
All student rooms are furnished with single beds, chairs,
tables, and dressers. The beds are supplied with sheets, pillow
cases,' and bedspreads. Students furnish their own blankets, tow
els, dresser covers, and such personal effects as they may desire.
Laundry work, including ironing, in accordance with existing fee
schedule, will be done by the College. All pieces sent to the laundry
must be plainly marked with the owner's name. Name tapes sewed
on articles of clothing constitute the best identification. Self-service
laundry and pressing rooms are maintained in each residence hall
for the convenience of the students.
NORTH HALL, a residence hall for women students, is modern
in every particular. Student rooms are large, well-lighted and at
tractively furnished. Large lounges and a music room on the first
floor, and informal lounges on the second and third floors provide
social and study opportunities for the residents. The college dining
room is an attractive unit of the building. A terraced inner court
lends charm and beauty.
SOUTH HALL has been redesigned as a residence hall to ac
commodate 175 women.
PATTERSON HALL, a residence hall for 300 men, was dedicated
on June 24, 1960. It is situated on a hill overlooking Thompson
Field. Its accommodations are modern in every respect.
RESIDENCE HALL FOR WOMEN, scheduled for completion in
1963, provides housing for 220 women, a laundry room, study
rooms, lounges, and a recreation room with a snack bar.
OTHER RESIDENCE HALLS. In addition to the large residence
halls, several houses have been converted into smaller halls.
OTHER FACILITIES
THE HUT provides facilities for social events; it contains a
large, completely furnished lounge with a fireplace. On the ground
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floor are bowling alleys, ping-pong tables and tables for pool and
billiards. The recreation facilities are provided by the Student
Government Association.
THE GRILL, adjoining the Hut, increases the recreational facili
ties of the College. The Grill, owned and operated by students
through Student Cooperative Activities, is the social center for the
College. It contains a snack bar with stainless steel fittings, refrig
erators, and modern equipment for the serving of ice cream, sodas,
soft drinks, and sandwiches. Tables and benches surround the
floor, the center of which is used for dancing to music from the
juke-box.
COMMUTERS LOUNGES. In Old Main two lounges, one for
men and the other for women, are maintained for the use of com
muting students.
BOOK STORE. The Student Government Association maintains
a Book Store which is located in Old Main.
NEW BUILDINGS PROJECTED for the College and in various
stages of planning include two residence halls for women, a resi
dence hall for men, a classroom building, a science building, a
student union building, and athletic fields.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
Students will be considered for admission on the basis of the
following requirements:
1. General scholarship, as evidenced by graduation from an
approved secondary school, or equivalent preparation, as deter
mined by the Credentials Evaluation Division of the Pennsylvania
Department of Public Instruction.
2. Scores of the Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College En
trance Examination Board. (Required of ALL applicants.) The
examination is intended to furnish further evidence of the appli
cant's scholastic ability to do satisfactory college work.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to request that the
scores be sent to the Director of Admissions at the College.
Arrangements for the examination can be made through the
respective high school principal or guidance counselor.
3. Nature of the high school program taken.
(Completion of the following secondary school work is
required of applicants for the Liberal Arts Curriculum.
Applicants who lack the required foreign language units
Media of